New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
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The New Mexico State Aggies Basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Mexico State University
in Las Cruces
, New Mexico
. Founded in 1904, the Aggies currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference
and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010
. The Aggies hold the distinction of being one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players (Sam Lacey & John Williamson) and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four (in 1970). The team plays home games in the Pan American Center
. The Aggies are currently coached by Marvin Menzies
.
A Lou Henson
-coached team gained national attention during the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
by advancing to the Final Four
. And in 1992 a Neil McCarthy
-coached team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Aggie Basketball has seen 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, 5 NIT Tournament appearances and 14 conference championships.
in 1970, the "Sweet Sixteen
" in 1992 among their 18 tournament appearances. Their two most successful coaches were Lou Henson
and Neil McCarthy
.
was one of the most exceptional Aggies. He was an outstanding two-sport athlete, the head basketball and head football coach, and the athletic director, each with success. During the later 1930s, the Aggie football team was 31-10-6 and the basketball team was 102-36 under Hines. The Aggie basketball team went to several postseason tournaments during this time, including the 1938 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
, and the 1939 NIT tournament in New York City. The Hines era ended at the onset of World War II
when he was called to duty in September 1940 as a member of a New Mexico National Guard
unit assigned to the 45 Infantry Division. Hines did return for one more Aggie basketball season in 1946-47.
played for the Aggies in the 1950s, coached at Las Cruces High School
, and came from Hardin-Simmons University
to become the head coach. His tenure was the most successful in Aggie history. His 1970 team reached the NCAA Tournament
Final Four, losing to a John Wooden
-coached and eventual champion, UCLA.
Henson led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament in six of his nine years. He left in 1975 for a successful 21-year run at Illinois
.
came to Las Cruces in 1985 following a successful 10-year run at Weber State
. He'd built Weber State into a regional power, and was equally successful at New Mexico State. For most of McCarthy's tenure, the Aggies were the second-best team in the Big West, behind UNLV. After the Rebels hit the skids in the early 1990s, McCarthy led the Aggies to four straight regular season and tournament titles, including the 1992 Sweet Sixteen run.
However, the 1992 Sweet Sixteen run, along with two other NCAA runs in the early 1990s, was scrubbed from the books in 1996 when the NCAA found several players from that team received help on correspondence courses from a coach. Without those courses, the players would not have been eligible.
The McCarthy era came to a sudden and abrupt end just weeks before the 1997-98 season when new athletic director Jim Paul stripped him of coaching duties, citing the team's poor academic performance. McCarthy was originally supposed to serve as an assistant athletic director for the balance of his contract, but instead sued NMSU for wrongful termination—a move that would come back to haunt the school later.
in 1999.
In 2000, the Aggies were rocked again by a scandal from the McCarthy era. McCarthy had promised to hire a junior college coach as an assistant coach in return for bringing two of his top players to Las Cruces. That coach, in turn, helped the players with coursework and exams. The school placed the basketball program on two years' probation and withdrew from postseason consideration during the 2000-2001 season. The NCAA imposed an additional four years' probation and forced the Aggies to vacate McCarthy's last season and the first season of Henson's second stint. The NCAA said that the penalties would have been even harsher if the school's former president, the former athletic director and McCarthy had still been at the school.
Henson continued to coach the Aggies until being sidelined by Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
prior to the 2004-05 season. Due to Henson's illness the Aggies were led that year by assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
, who guided the squad to a dismal 6-24 record, by far the school's worst season in twenty years. Henson officially announced his retirement from coaching in January 2005, and Stubblefield remained interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
under Rick Pitino
, as head men's basketball coach. In his first season, Theus turned the Aggies from a 6-24 squad in 2004-05 to a 16-14 team in the 2005-06 season as the Aggies moved from the Sun Belt Conference
to the Western Athletic Conference
. In Theus' second year the Aggies finished the regular season at 22-8, won the WAC Tournament on their home floor, and earn an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Following the tournament Theus left NMSU to take over the head coaching position of the NBA's
Sacramento Kings
. Marvin Menzies
was named as the successor, and like Theus before him, came to NMSU after having been an assistant to Pitino
, and had no previous Division I head coaching experience. In 2010 the Aggies again advanced to the NCAA tournament
.
* - Overall record includes tournament and postseason results; Regular-season conference record and place contained in parentheses.
. Their combined record is 10-20.
.
Lou Henson
- began his coaching career with the Aggies in 1966, eventually coaching the Aggies to 289 victories over 17 years. Henson finished with 779 victories including his wins at Illinois. Henson coached the Aggies to the Final Four and two Sweet Sixteens among the 10 NCAA tournament appearances. His career Aggie record is 289-152, which is the winningest in Aggie history.
Sam Lacey
(#44) - played for the Aggies from 1968–70, including a trip to the Final Four. Lacey is 9th in Aggie all-time scoring and holds most rebounding records. He was a 1st Team All-American in 1970 and played in the NBA for 13 seasons, well enough to get his #44 jersey retired by the Sacramento Kings.
Billy Joe Price (#31) - played during the 1958-60 seasons, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Price is 16th on the all-time scoring list and among the career leaders in rebounding.
Jimmy Collins
(#22) - played for the Aggies from 1968–70 and helped them to the Final Four in 1970. Collins holds the Aggie season scoring record and rank 3rd all-time in career scoring. Collins played in the NBA for several seasons.
John Williamson
(#24) - is the most prolific scorer in Aggie history, averaging over 27 points/game during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Williamson played for the New Jersey Nets
and won two championships. His #23 jersey is retired by the New Jersey Nets.
Jerry Hines
- was the Aggie basketball coach, as well as football coach, during the 1930s. The Aggies advanced to the NIT Tournament in 1938. His career record is 157-108, which is third winningest in Aggie history.
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
in Las Cruces
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. Founded in 1904, the Aggies currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
. The Aggies hold the distinction of being one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players (Sam Lacey & John Williamson) and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four (in 1970). The team plays home games in the Pan American Center
Pan American Center
The Pan American Center is a multi-purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,482 people....
. The Aggies are currently coached by Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings...
.
A Lou Henson
Lou Henson
Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories...
-coached team gained national attention during the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland...
by advancing to the Final Four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
. And in 1992 a Neil McCarthy
Neil McCarthy (basketball coach)
Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997....
-coached team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Aggie Basketball has seen 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, 5 NIT Tournament appearances and 14 conference championships.
History
NMSU Basketball has seen much success throughout the years, reaching the NCAA Final FourNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1970, the "Sweet Sixteen
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
" in 1992 among their 18 tournament appearances. Their two most successful coaches were Lou Henson
Lou Henson
Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories...
and Neil McCarthy
Neil McCarthy (basketball coach)
Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997....
.
Jerry Hines Era (1929-40,46)
Jerry HinesJerry Hines
Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s....
was one of the most exceptional Aggies. He was an outstanding two-sport athlete, the head basketball and head football coach, and the athletic director, each with success. During the later 1930s, the Aggie football team was 31-10-6 and the basketball team was 102-36 under Hines. The Aggie basketball team went to several postseason tournaments during this time, including the 1938 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1938 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1938 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This was the first tournament to expand to 32 teams...
, and the 1939 NIT tournament in New York City. The Hines era ended at the onset of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
when he was called to duty in September 1940 as a member of a New Mexico National Guard
New Mexico National Guard
The New Mexico National Guard consists of the:*New Mexico Army National Guard **1st and 2nd Battalions, 200th Infantry**93rd Troop Command, 44th Army Band**111th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade**200th Infantry Brigade*New Mexico Air National Guard...
unit assigned to the 45 Infantry Division. Hines did return for one more Aggie basketball season in 1946-47.
Lou Henson Era (1966-75)
Lou HensonLou Henson
Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories...
played for the Aggies in the 1950s, coached at Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces High School is the oldest high school in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. LCHS opened in 1954 and serves approximately 2,300 students from grades 9-12.-History:...
, and came from Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas, United States.-History:Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 1891 by the Sweetwater Baptist Association and a group of cattlemen and pastors who sought to bring Christian higher...
to become the head coach. His tenure was the most successful in Aggie history. His 1970 team reached the NCAA Tournament
1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland...
Final Four, losing to a John Wooden
John Wooden
John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...
-coached and eventual champion, UCLA.
Henson led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament in six of his nine years. He left in 1975 for a successful 21-year run at Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini
The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports....
.
Neil McCarthy (1985-1997)
Neil McCarthyNeil McCarthy (basketball coach)
Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997....
came to Las Cruces in 1985 following a successful 10-year run at Weber State
Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
The Weber State Wildcats team is the basketball team representing Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big Sky Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007...
. He'd built Weber State into a regional power, and was equally successful at New Mexico State. For most of McCarthy's tenure, the Aggies were the second-best team in the Big West, behind UNLV. After the Rebels hit the skids in the early 1990s, McCarthy led the Aggies to four straight regular season and tournament titles, including the 1992 Sweet Sixteen run.
However, the 1992 Sweet Sixteen run, along with two other NCAA runs in the early 1990s, was scrubbed from the books in 1996 when the NCAA found several players from that team received help on correspondence courses from a coach. Without those courses, the players would not have been eligible.
The McCarthy era came to a sudden and abrupt end just weeks before the 1997-98 season when new athletic director Jim Paul stripped him of coaching duties, citing the team's poor academic performance. McCarthy was originally supposed to serve as an assistant athletic director for the balance of his contract, but instead sued NMSU for wrongful termination—a move that would come back to haunt the school later.
Lou Henson's 2nd Run (1997-2004)
Henson was lured from retirement to coach the team on an interim basis for the 1997-98 season after McCarthy's ouster. Henson wanted to donate his time, but state law forbade him from coaching the program for free. He ultimately settled for $1 per month. The following season Henson agreed to stay on as head coach on a permanent basis, leading the Aggies back to the NCAA Tournament1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
in 1999.
In 2000, the Aggies were rocked again by a scandal from the McCarthy era. McCarthy had promised to hire a junior college coach as an assistant coach in return for bringing two of his top players to Las Cruces. That coach, in turn, helped the players with coursework and exams. The school placed the basketball program on two years' probation and withdrew from postseason consideration during the 2000-2001 season. The NCAA imposed an additional four years' probation and forced the Aggies to vacate McCarthy's last season and the first season of Henson's second stint. The NCAA said that the penalties would have been even harsher if the school's former president, the former athletic director and McCarthy had still been at the school.
Henson continued to coach the Aggies until being sidelined by Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive....
prior to the 2004-05 season. Due to Henson's illness the Aggies were led that year by assistant coach Tony Stubblefield
Tony Stubblefield
Tony Stubblefield is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. He previously held the same job at the University of Cincinnati and New Mexico State University, where he also served as head coach during the 2004–2005 season due to Lou Henson's illness.-References:...
, who guided the squad to a dismal 6-24 record, by far the school's worst season in twenty years. Henson officially announced his retirement from coaching in January 2005, and Stubblefield remained interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The Louisville Connection (2005-Present)
On March 31, 2005, NMSU hired 13-year NBA veteran Reggie Theus, then an assistant at LouisvilleUniversity of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
under Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996...
, as head men's basketball coach. In his first season, Theus turned the Aggies from a 6-24 squad in 2004-05 to a 16-14 team in the 2005-06 season as the Aggies moved from the Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
to the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
. In Theus' second year the Aggies finished the regular season at 22-8, won the WAC Tournament on their home floor, and earn an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Following the tournament Theus left NMSU to take over the head coaching position of the NBA's
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
. Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings...
was named as the successor, and like Theus before him, came to NMSU after having been an assistant to Pitino
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996...
, and had no previous Division I head coaching experience. In 2010 the Aggies again advanced to the NCAA tournament
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
.
Season Results
| Season | Overall record* | Conference tournament | Postseason results | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Conference | ||||
| 1932-33 | 7-11 (2-10) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1933-34 | 10-9 (2-6) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1934-35 | 12-6 (4-6) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1935-36 | 10-9 (8-8) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1936-37 | 22-5 (15-3, 1st) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1937-38 | 22-3 (18-10, 1st) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1938-39 | 20-4 (14-2, 1st) | -- | NIT Quarterfinals | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1939-40 | 16-7 (12-4) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines Jerry Hines Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.... |
| 1940-41 | 14-12 (8-8) | -- | -- | Julius Johnston |
| 1941-42 | 8-18 (4-10) | -- | -- | Julius Johnston |
| 1944-45 | 9-5 (0-0) | -- | -- | Kermit Laabs |
| 1945-46 | 5-16 (1-9) | -- | -- | Kermit Laabs |
| 1946-47 | 8-17 (3-15) | -- | -- | Jerry Hines |
| 1947-48 | 12-11 (8-10) | -- | -- | John Gunn |
| 1948-49 | 9-15 (4-12) | -- | -- | John Gunn |
| 1949-50 | 17-13 (7-11) | -- | -- | George McCarty |
| 1950-51 | 19-14 (11-6) | -- | -- | George McCarty |
| 1951-52 | 22-11 (14-4) | -- | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | George McCarty |
| 1952-53 | 7-17 (5-9) | -- | -- | George McCarty |
| 1953-54 | 7-12 (3-9) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1954-55 | 7-14 (1-11) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1955-56 | 16-7 (7-5) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1956-57 | 6-18 (3-7) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1957-58 | 14-9 (8-3) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1958-59 | 17-11 (7-3, T1) | -- | NCAA First Round | Presley Askew |
| 1959-60 | 20-7 (9-2, 1st) | -- | NCAA First Round | Presley Askew |
| 1960-61 | 19-5 (9-1, T1) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1961-62 | 10-14 (3-5) | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| Independent | ||||
| 1962-63 | 4-17 | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1963-64 | 8-15 | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1964-65 | 8-18 | -- | -- | Presley Askew |
| 1965-66 | 4-22 | -- | -- | Jim McGregor |
| 1966-67 | 15-11 | -- | NCAA First Round | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1967-68 | 23-6 | -- | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1968-69 | 24-5 | -- | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1969-70 | 27-3 | -- | NCAA Final Four | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1970-71 | 19-8 | -- | NCAA First Round | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1971-72 | 20-6 | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States... |
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| 1972-73 | 12-14 (6-8, T5) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1973-74 | 15-11 (7-6, T3) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1974-75 | 20-7 (11-3, 2nd) | -- | NCAA First Round | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1975-76 | 15-12 (4-8, T4) | -- | -- | Ken Hayes |
| 1976-77 | 17-10 (8-4, T1) | (0-1) Semifinals | -- | Ken Hayes |
| 1977-78 | 15-14 (9-7, 4th) | (2-1) Semifinals | -- | Ken Hayes |
| 1978-79 | 22-10 (11-5, 2nd) | (2-1) Finals | NCAA First Round | Ken Hayes |
| 1979-80 | 17-10 (8-8, T5) | (0-1) First Round | -- | Weldon Drew |
| 1980-81 | 10-17 (7-9, T6) | (0-1) First Round | -- | Weldon Drew |
| 1981-82 | 17-10 (8-8, T5) | (1-1) Semifinals | -- | Weldon Drew |
| 1982-83 | 18-11 (11-7, T3) | (1-1) Semifinals | -- | Weldon Drew |
| Big West Conference Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
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| 1983-84 | 13-15 (9-9, 5th) | (0-1) First Round | -- | Weldon Drew |
| 1984-85 | 7-20 (4-14, 9th) | -- | -- | Weldon Drew |
| 1985-86 | 18-12 (10-8, 3rd) | (1-2) Finals | -- | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1986-87 | 15-15 (9-9, T4) | (0-1) First Round | -- | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1987-88 | 16-16 (8-10, T6) | (0-1) Second Round | -- | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1988-89 | 21-11 (12-6, 3rd) | (2-1) Finals | NIT First Round | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1989-90 | 26-5 (16-2, T1) | (1-1) Semifinals | NCAA First Round | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1990-91 | 23-6 (15-3, 2nd) | (0-1) First Round | NCAA First Round | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1991-92 | 25-8 (12-6, 3rd) | (3-0) Champion | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1992-93 | 26-8 (15-3, 1st) | (2-1) Finals | NCAA Second Round | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1993-94 | 23-8 (12-6, 1st) | (3-0) Champion | NCAA First Round | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1994-95 | 25-10 (13-5, T2) | (1-1) Semifinals | NIT Quarterfinals | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1995-96 | 11-15 (8-10, 3rd) | -- | -- | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1996-97 | 19-9 (12-4, T1-East) | (1-1) Semifinals | -- | Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (basketball coach) Neil McCarthy is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.... |
| 1997-98 | 18-12 (8-8, 5th-East) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1998-99 | 23-10 (12-4, T1-East) | (3-0) Champion | NCAA First Round | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 1999–2000 | 22-10 (11-5, 2nd-East) | (2-1) Finals | NIT First Round | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
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| 2000-01 | 14-14 (10-6, West) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 2001-02 | 20-12 (11-4, West) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 2002-03 | 20-9 (9-6, West) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 2003-04 | 13-14 (6-9, West) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
| 2004-05 | 6-14 (1-14, West) | -- | -- | Lou Henson Lou Henson Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories... |
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| 2005-06 | 16-14 (10-6, T4) | (1-1) Semifinals | -- | Reggie Theus |
| 2006-07 | 25-9 (11-5, 2nd) | (3-0) Champion | NCAA First Round | Reggie Theus |
| 2007-08 | 21-14 (12-4, T1) | (2-1) Finals | -- | Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings... |
| 2008-09 | 17-15 (9-7, T3) | (1-1) Semifinals | -- | Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings... |
| 2009-10 | 22-12 (11-5, T2) | (3-0) Champion | NCAA First Round | Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings... |
| 2010-11 | 16-17 (9-7, T3) | (1-1) Semi-Finals | -- | Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings... |
* - Overall record includes tournament and postseason results; Regular-season conference record and place contained in parentheses.
NCAA Tournament results
The Aggies have appeared in 18 NCAA TournamentsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. Their combined record is 10-20.
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| 1952 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament -External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page.... |
Kansas City, MO Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
West | First | L 62-53 to St. Louis | |
| Consolation | L 61-44 to Texas Christian Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... |
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| 1959 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville,... |
Las Cruces, NM Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state.... |
West | First | L 62-61 to Idaho State Idaho State University Idaho State University is a public university located in Pocatello, Idaho. It has outreach programs in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Boise, and Twin Falls.... |
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| 1960 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Daly City,... |
Eugene, OR Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... |
West | First | L 68-60 to Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :... |
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| 1967 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1967, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Louisville, Kentucky... |
Ft. Collins, CO Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census... |
Midwest | First | L 59-58 to Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of... |
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| 1968 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California... |
Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197... |
West | First | W 68-57 over Weber State Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees... |
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| Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As... |
Sweet Sixteen | L 58-49 to UCLA | |||
| Consolation | W 62-58 over New Mexico University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution... |
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| 1969 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky... |
Las Cruces, NM Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state.... |
West | First | W 74-62 over BYU Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... |
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| Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
Sweet Sixteen | L 53-38 to UCLA | |||
| Consolation | L 58-56 to Weber State Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees... |
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| 1970 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland... |
Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and... |
Midwest | First | W 101-77 over Rice Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... |
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| Lawrence, KS Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
Sweet Sixteen | W 70-66 over Kansas State Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... |
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| Elite Eight | W 87-78 over Drake Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country.... |
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| College Park, MD College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S... |
Final Four | L 93-77 to UCLA | |||
| Consolation | W 79-73 over St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students.... |
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| 1971 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas... |
Houston, TX Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
Midwest | First | L 71-69 to Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of... |
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| 1975 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in San Diego, California... |
Charlotte, NC Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
East | First | L 93-69 to North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... |
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| 1979 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah... |
10th | Lawrence, KS Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
Midwest | First | L 81-78(OT) to Weber State Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees... |
| 1990 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado... |
6th | Long Beach, CA Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257... |
West | First | L 111-92 to Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States... |
| 1991 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana... |
6th | Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197... |
West | First | L 64-56 to Creighton Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by... |
| 1992 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota... |
12th | Tempe, AZ Tempe, Arizona Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale... |
West | First | W 81-73 over DePaul DePaul University DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul... |
| Second | W 81-73 over Louisiana-Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana... |
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| Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As... |
Sweet Sixteen | L 85-78 to UCLA | |||
| 1993 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
7th | Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... |
East | First | W 93-79 over Nebraska |
| Second | L 92-55 to Cincinnati University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio.... |
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| 1994 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
11th | Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma... |
Midwest | First | L 65-55 to Oklahoma State |
| 1999 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St.... |
14th | New Orleans, LA New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
Midwest | First | L 82-60 to Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
| 2007 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season... |
13th | Spokane, WA Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region... |
East | First | L 79-67 to Texas |
| 2010 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's... |
12th | Spokane, WA Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region... |
Midwest | First | L 70-67 to Michigan State Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
Ring of Honor
New Mexico State's men's basketball Ring of Honor stands as a tribute to individual players and coaches that are distinguished as Aggie legends. A player's number is retired upon reaching this milestone. A banner designating this honor is hung from the rafters in the Pan American CenterPan American Center
The Pan American Center is a multi-purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,482 people....
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Lou Henson
Lou Henson
Lou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories...
- began his coaching career with the Aggies in 1966, eventually coaching the Aggies to 289 victories over 17 years. Henson finished with 779 victories including his wins at Illinois. Henson coached the Aggies to the Final Four and two Sweet Sixteens among the 10 NCAA tournament appearances. His career Aggie record is 289-152, which is the winningest in Aggie history.
Sam Lacey
Sam Lacey
Samuel Lacey is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" center from New Mexico State University, Lacey played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers...
(#44) - played for the Aggies from 1968–70, including a trip to the Final Four. Lacey is 9th in Aggie all-time scoring and holds most rebounding records. He was a 1st Team All-American in 1970 and played in the NBA for 13 seasons, well enough to get his #44 jersey retired by the Sacramento Kings.
Billy Joe Price (#31) - played during the 1958-60 seasons, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Price is 16th on the all-time scoring list and among the career leaders in rebounding.
Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins (basketball)
James E. "Jimmy" Collins is a retired American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1996 to 2010. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he attended Corcoran High School. Prior to that, he was an...
(#22) - played for the Aggies from 1968–70 and helped them to the Final Four in 1970. Collins holds the Aggie season scoring record and rank 3rd all-time in career scoring. Collins played in the NBA for several seasons.
John Williamson
John Williamson (basketball)
John Lee Williamson was an American basketball player.Williamson played high school basketball at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut and played college basketball at New Mexico State University. He was a 6'2" guard...
(#24) - is the most prolific scorer in Aggie history, averaging over 27 points/game during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Williamson played for the New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
and won two championships. His #23 jersey is retired by the New Jersey Nets.
Jerry Hines
Jerry Hines
Gerald H. "Jerry" Hines was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s....
- was the Aggie basketball coach, as well as football coach, during the 1930s. The Aggies advanced to the NIT Tournament in 1938. His career record is 157-108, which is third winningest in Aggie history.
Aggies in the NBA
- Bill AllenBill Allen (basketball)Bill Allen is a retired American basketball player.Allen played collegiately for the New Mexico State University. In the 1967-68 season, he played 38 games in the American Basketball Association for the Anaheim Amigos.- References :...
- Jim BosticJim BosticJames "Jim" Bostic is a retired American basketball player.He played in college for New Mexico State University....
- Randy BrownRandy BrownRandy Brown is a retired American basketball player. A 6'2" guard who played at New Mexico State University, Brown was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1991 NBA Draft...
- Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins (basketball)James E. "Jimmy" Collins is a retired American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1996 to 2010. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he attended Corcoran High School. Prior to that, he was an...
- Steve ColterSteve ColterSteve Colter is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'3" guard from New Mexico State University, Colter played in 8 NBA seasons for 6 different teams...
- Charlie CrissCharlie CrissCharles Washington Criss, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player.A 5'8" guard from New Mexico State University, Criss began his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association, earning league Most Valuable Player honors with the Scranton Apollos in 1976, next playing...
- Mike Dabich
- Reggie JordanReggie JordanReginald Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player. He attended Proviso East High School, in Maywood, Illinois. The 6'4" and 195 lb guard went to Southwestern Junior College, and then to New Mexico State University...
- Sam LaceySam LaceySamuel Lacey is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" center from New Mexico State University, Lacey played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers...
- Bob Priddy
- John WilliamsonJohn Williamson (basketball)John Lee Williamson was an American basketball player.Williamson played high school basketball at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut and played college basketball at New Mexico State University. He was a 6'2" guard...
1000 Point Club
The 1000 Point Club consists of Aggies who have eclipsed 1000 points scored in their career. This is a notable accomplishment in college basketball. There are 27 Aggies that have reached this mark.| Rank | Player | Season | Games | Points | Avg. |
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| 1. | Eric Channing | 1998–2002 | 124 | 1,862 | 15.0 |
| 2. | Albert "Slab" Jones | 1977-80 | 114 | 1,758 | 15.4 |
| 3. | Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins (basketball) James E. "Jimmy" Collins is a retired American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1996 to 2010. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he attended Corcoran High School. Prior to that, he was an... |
1968-70 | 89 | 1,734 | 19.5 |
| 4. | George Knighton | 1960-62 | 75 | 1,660 | 22.1 |
| 5. | James Moore | 2000-03 | 110 | 1,651 | 15.0 |
| 6. | Jonathan Gibson | 2007-10 | 131 | 1,541 | 11.8 |
| 7. | Richard Robinson | 1974-77 | 100 | 1,540 | 15.4 |
| 8. | Jahmar Young | 2008-10 | 87 | 1,479 | 17.0 |
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1968-70 | 89 | 1,448 | 16.3 |
| 10. | Ernest Patterson | 1980-83 | 110 | 1,419 | 12.9 |
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1981-84 | 107 | 1,333 | 12.5 |
| 12. | Charles Gosa | 1995-99 | 117 | 1,233 | 10.5 |
| 13. | Johnny Roberson | 1986-89 | 121 | 1,223 | 10.1 |
| 14. | Keith Hill | 1987-90 | 115 | 1,201 | 10.4 |
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1972-73 | 43 | 1,168 | 27.2 |
| 16. | Billy Joe Price | 1959-61 | 77 | 1,159 | 15.1 |
| 17. | Greg Webb | 1977-80 | 113 | 1,127 | 10.0 |
| 18. | Justin Hawkins | 2007-08 | 67 | 1,126 | 16.8 |
| 19. | Kenny Travis | 1986-87 | 60 | 1,070 | 17.8 |
| 20. | Gilbert Wilburn | 1985-86 | 51 | 1,068 | 20.9 |
| 21. | Troy Gillenwater | 2008-11 | 70 | 1,065 | 15.2 |
| 22. | Brandon Mason | 1999–2003 | 115 | 1,051 | 9.1 |
| 23. | Jeff Smith | 1969-71 | 87 | 1,045 | 12.0 |
| 24. | Truman Ward | 1971-73 | 76 | 1,037 | 13.6 |
| 25. | Dexter Hawkins | 1974-77 | 101 | 1,022 | 10.1 |
| 26. | Bill Allen | 1973-76 | 92 | 1,018 | 11.1 |
| 27. | Billy Keys | 1999–2000 | 65 | 1,004 | 15.4 |